Lost Tramways of Ireland: Belfast

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Mae'r teitl cyntaf yn y gyfres Lost Tramways of Ireland yn cofnodi hanes systemau'r rheilffyrdd yn Belfast, yn cynnwys y dechreuadau gyda thramiau wedi'u tynnu gan geffylau yn y 1870au, y newid i dramiau trydan ar ddechrau'r 20fed ganrif, cyfraniad y dulliau teithio yn ystod y ddau Ryfel Byd, y newid i fysiau o ddiwedd y 1940au hyd at dranc y system yn 1954.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

The first volume in the Lost Tramways of Ireland series features the history of the Belfast system, including its origins as a horse tramway in the 1870s, its conversion to electric traction in the early 20th century, its role in two World Wars, the conversion of the network to bus and trolleybus operation from the late 1940s and the system's eventual demise in 1954.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Peter Waller’s first book, British and Irish Tramway Systems since 1945 , was published in 1992 and since then he has written extensively on transport subjects. He is now a full-time author and editor as well as being a director and secretary of the Online Transport Archive.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

Amongst the locations featured are Glengormley, Greencastle and Bloomfield as well as York Road and Queen’s Quay railway stations.